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Ioman
07-25-2003, 08:12 PM
Now that we have an iMac which we love, I noticed that Internet Explorer came as the default browser. Is Safari any better? What are the main differences?
Archon
07-25-2003, 08:15 PM
IE on Mac is supposed to be the most web standards friendly browser
Ioman
07-25-2003, 08:17 PM
I noticed that when you click on the expand button in IE on the Mac, it does not make the browser full screen like a browser would on a Windows XP system. Any reason for this?
Archon
07-25-2003, 08:32 PM
well, macs are silly like that
Ioman
07-25-2003, 09:09 PM
Just different Archon, Just different.
Archon
07-25-2003, 09:19 PM
Originally posted by Ioman
Just different Archon, Just different.
like the platypus? different, but silly.
Ioman
07-25-2003, 09:21 PM
Well I am growing fond of my iMac. Sometimes different is better you know ;)
Archon
07-25-2003, 09:23 PM
Originally posted by Ioman
Sometimes different is better you know ;)

Thats what they said in Iran in 1979
techfreak
07-25-2003, 09:25 PM
I have never tried Safari but IE seems to work for me. In my opinion if Apple wanted to convert more IBM compatible users they should at least have a similar layout to Windows. I know being different is cool and all but change is hard for some people. I think Apple has some great products and would love a powerbook personally.
dang
07-25-2003, 10:06 PM
isnt safari still beta?
Archon
07-25-2003, 10:33 PM
Originally posted by dang
isnt safari still beta?
but really, isnt any MS product (IE in this case) the same quality as beta?
sonyman
07-25-2003, 10:47 PM
What is beta?

And Iran in 1979...what was going on then?
llbbl
07-28-2003, 04:00 PM
2 things.

1) Both browsers suck compared to Mozilla!
http://www.mozilla.org/why/

2) Did we release the restrictions on Avatar Image size? What is with this huge image that sonyman is able to use? Maybe its just Ioman fooling around =)
Archon
07-28-2003, 05:06 PM
Originally posted by TecknoGeek
2 things.

1) Both browsers suck compared to Mozilla!
http://www.mozilla.org/why/

since I never used a Mac, I cannot comment, but I can say..

Opera!

:D
Santaduck
08-15-2003, 01:43 PM
on that note, nearly all the Safari users I know actually prefer Camino, which is Mozilla-based.

Camino Official Site: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/camino/
Camino CNet review: http://reviews.cnet.com/4505-3514_7-30460799.html


I guess some people (including myself) have had annoying permissions problems once in a while with Safari, so rather than figure it out, I just went back to IE. I hear the Safari 1.1 version in Panther is more stable and quicker.

_________

it was a sad day when I switched from Netscape to IE, but I guess MS has more experience with bloated software; NS's cache file handling was really bloated & stupid, and that was the straw that broke the duck's back. Score one for MS =\
Shniks
08-15-2003, 03:00 PM
I am a PC user, but my friend has a Mac and he was having problems with IE. So i downloaded Camino for him. Its truly amazing. Much faster than IE for Macs and the other good thing is you can make it full screen. I would definitely recommend Camino.
Ioman
08-15-2003, 03:01 PM
What is the difference between Safari and Camino?
Santaduck
08-24-2003, 05:20 PM
I think they are really basically the same, although I should get more backup info why...

I'm testing out Mozilla Firebird and (Mozilla-based) Camino... and I have to admit IE has some very minor tactile details that really help me to know what it is doing... and I can't expect every single click or key shortcut to be reproduced in different products.

I'll try to use these apps for a month or so, and report back.